Anyone have any ideas on how to fine tune a Canon C3530? I've done the built in print and scan calibration, but the colors are still horrible. Everyone is getting super frustrated. I've reset to factory defaults with no difference. Replaced all toner, no difference. Replaced drums, no difference. Called in Canon support. NO HELP! The printer out on the Left is from a C5235 and the one on the right is the C3530. Horrible. Any ideas??

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What do the built in test swatches look like? This type of color shift can be driver/document or program related. Often updates to firmwares contain fixes for discovered color problems that did not show up in testing and initial use. The darkness and general drap color suggests a possible toner issue. Actual OEM toner or 3rd party?

Maybe its just me but it appears the image from the C5235 was printed on paper with higher brightness #. The paper from the C3530 appears a bit more yellow/lower brightness. This could affect the appearance of the finished document. Do you have the same paper in both printers?

It is the same paper in both. I'm going to get my laptop and install the printer with all the different drivers and print direct to it and see if that makes any difference. I wish there was some form to print that is supposed to be the proper colors.

FYI I switched to a PS driver and the colors were 100% better, only problem then was I lost all the options for the printer like doubled sided printing and all the features which would make the copier worthless to us...... Very frustrated with the crappy UFR driver from Canon that doesn't even come close to the proper colors.